A Friend in Need : A Mason Freduald Karuhije Saved Lives
Ntongwe district in Gitarama is a quiet rural area where people farm the land and graze their cattle. But in April 1994, it was...
A FRIEND IN NEED: The Importance of Remembering Our Heroes
The stories of those who saved others during the genocide are profiled in a book called Tribute to Courage, published by African Rights. But...
Like Father, Like Son – Appeal Dismissed
Elizaphan Ntakirutimana and his son Gerald Ntakirutimana in December 2005 lost their appeal against conviction handed to them by the International Criminal Tribunal for...
From Warriors to Peace Makers: The Women of ‘NDABAGA’
During the civil war in Rwanda in 1994, military units on both sides of the conflict included women among their ranks. The number of...
Cooperatives Fostering Responsible Tourism
Long fabled as the place where honey and milk flows un- hindered and the land of a thousand hills, it is indeed a place...
Media in Conflict During the Rwanda Genocide
The 1994 Rwandan genocide is the seminal example of the use of media as a tool to instigate conflict. By now the tragic series...
My Heart is My Prison
Therese Mukarwego is a friendly, jolly woman who enjoys a good laugh. But life hasn't been kind. Her husband and three children were killed...
GENOCIDE: When Gender Didn’t Matter
"I didn't intend to commit genocide. It is my children. I didn't plan to kill my children", Ancila says
Ancila Mukaminega a prisoner, was married...
Gacaca Exodus?
In April 2005, thousands of Rwandans moved south into neighboring Burundi. According to some reports, they are fleeing to avoid being summoned to appear...
Rwanda Tourism is Booming
Rwanda’s tourism sector is experiencing a boom thanks to the government’s new approach to a sector that was until recently on the verge of...
